18/10411/FULL | Alterations to all elevations of the property and replacement of windows and erection of additional roof storey to provide additional hotel accommodation (13 bedrooms) in association with the existing hotel use (Class C1) | Hotel 30 – 52 Rathbone Street London W1T 1LB. T see full details of planning application and to make a comment visit Westminster council’s website.

I will be away from Thursday 6 December – so if you need more information about events below, please phone the numbers listed with the event. If you need to contact me for some urgent reason you can email barb@fitzrovia.org.uk, or phone my colleague Samina on 0207 580 4576. I hope everyone has a great Christmas!

Christmas Lunch will be at Honey & Co on Sunday 16 December at 12pm 25a Warren St W1T 5LZ. Please RSVP with Rachael on 07817 840827 during the week before if you can. Itamar and the staff look forward to welcoming you! Free.

Movie Matinee at eOne, Warren Street – share lunch and watch a film in their production studio on Thursday 20 December! Places are limited, please call North London Cares on 0207 118 3838 by 14 Dec to register your interest. Free.

Community Christmas Dinner from Fitzrovia Youth in Action on Friday 21 December 4pm-7pm, doors open at 3.30 at the Indian YMCA, 41 Fitzroy Square W1T 6AQ. FYA says: “There will be food (full roast with trimmings!), games and entertainment and it will be a wonderful opportunity for you to reconnect with friends, neighbours and meet new people and local residents in the community.” Free, but please reserve your place by phoning Ellie on 0207 388 7399 or email ellie.rudd@fya.org.uk

Fitzrovia Writers – a series of weekly workshops for local writers on Thursday evenings 7-9pm at the FNA, 39 Tottenham St W1T 4RX. The initial 6 workshops will focus on story openings and effective first pages for writers of short stories and novels. The workshops are free to local residents and places limited. Subsequent workshops will focus other aspects of writing, tailored to demand. Further information – applications: fitzrovia.writers@yandex.com

Massage Since I’ll be away I’ve already booked people in for the two days Alan is doing this month. Sorry for any disappointments, please get in touch next month if you would like a massage in January.

A licensing application has been made to Westminster council for the following premises:

Gaylord India Restaurant, 79-81 Mortimer Street, London W1W 7SJ

The application seeks to vary the licence.

The application proposes to: PART A Remove conditions 10 to 13 in their entirety, save for the retention of NYE by way of non-standard timing, to be replaced by the conditions appended to this application, so as to permit a limited designated bar area in the basement and for the promotion of the licensing objectives. PART B Update the premises layout in accordance with the appended plans. The application follows satisfactory pre-application advice with EHCT.

An application has been made to Westminster council to vary the premises licence of:

100 Club, Basement, Century House, 100-102 Oxford Street, London

Proposed Change: To remove conditions 8 (substantial food), 10 (striptease), 14 (LFCDA capacity) and 19 (tables and chairs). To amend condition 7 to read: The number of persons accommodated at any one time (excluding staff) in the basement shall not exceed 320. To add the following conditions as agreed with police: (see full application for details).